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Definitions for word EVE

The following 187 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Monday, October 12, 200970AAdam's madamRichard Chisholm
Tuesday, September 01, 200960DDay before a big eventSteven Ginzburg
Tuesday, August 04, 200962DThresholdAlan Arbesfeld
Sunday, July 26, 200991AWall-E's love in "Wall-E"Kevin G. Der
Thursday, July 23, 200910DThe 31st vis-à-vis the 1st, e.g.Gary & Stephen Kennedy
Friday, April 03, 200919AWalpurgis Night vis-à-vis May DayJohn Farmer
Wednesday, March 18, 200965ATime of anticipationRobert A. Doll
Saturday, December 06, 200812DVery early exileAshish Vengsarkar & Narayan Venkatasubramanyan
Monday, November 03, 200834DCain and Abel's motherSusan Gelfand
Thursday, September 25, 200860DWhen day is done, brieflyVictor Fleming
Monday, August 18, 200830ANight before a holidayPaula Gamache
Monday, July 14, 20082DHoliday precederEd Early
Monday, July 07, 200823DDecember 24, e.g.Bob Klahn
Sunday, March 30, 200831DConsort of 21-AcrossPaula Gamache
Sunday, December 16, 200720AGarden figureDavid J. Kahn and Steve Kahn
Sunday, November 18, 200788DIconic Anne Baxter rolePatrick Berry
Thursday, October 18, 200713DDecember 31, e.g.Lucy Gardner Anderson
Tuesday, September 25, 200757DShe raised CainRandall J. Hartman
Friday, July 13, 200727ACuspManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, June 12, 20078DGrandmother of EnochJonathan Gersch
Saturday, May 26, 200755DOne-named rap star/actressJoe DiPietro
Sunday, May 20, 2007128A"___ of Destruction," 1965 protest songSeth A. Abel
Monday, April 23, 200745ANew Year's ___David Pringle
Tuesday, April 17, 200732DNoted apple eaterJennifer Nutt
Monday, March 19, 200740ANew Year's ___Richard Chisholm
Sunday, September 17, 200684ABusy travel day, typicallyBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, August 27, 200657DSeth and Abel's motherSeth A. Abel
Saturday, August 26, 20064DOne-named rapper with a self-titled sitcomHenry Hook
Wednesday, August 09, 200658DChristmas ___Maxwell H. D. Johnson Jr.
Tuesday, July 04, 200634DChristmas ___ (when 17-Across planned his attack on Trenton)Ed Early
Monday, July 03, 200643AFirst lady?Randall J. Hartman
Wednesday, March 22, 20068DParty time, maybeJim Hyres
Saturday, December 24, 200535DChristmas ___Byron Walden
Thursday, December 15, 200523ATitle role for Anne Baxter, 1950Patrick Merrell
Wednesday, November 30, 20058D67-Across figureSeth A. Abel
Tuesday, October 18, 200531A12/24 or 12/31Jay Leatherman
Wednesday, August 31, 200564DParty time, maybeAlan Arbesfeld
Sunday, July 31, 200567ADay's end: Abbr.Mark Feldman
Friday, July 15, 200510DWoman's name meaning "life"Brendan Emmett Quigley
Wednesday, May 25, 200512DGarden party?Nancy Salomon
Wednesday, April 20, 200558D"Who's That Girl?" rapperJoe DiPietro
Sunday, April 10, 200561DDark time, brieflyElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, March 03, 200528AGarden party?Byron Walden
Wednesday, February 23, 20058DTime to revel, perhapsLee Glickstein
Thursday, February 03, 200527ATime of anticipationElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, January 09, 20054DProcrastinator's shopping day, maybeBrendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, December 20, 20049DChristmas ___Kyle Mahowald
Sunday, November 07, 200434DFirst mateCon Pederson
Sunday, July 25, 200498ATime of anticipationBrendan Emmett Quigley
Saturday, July 17, 200421DPeriod of darkeningRich Norris
Thursday, July 15, 200459DChristmas ___Roy Leban
Sunday, June 27, 2004110DFirst family memberPeter Abide and Steven Kahn
Friday, May 14, 200450ASecond personRobert H. Wolfe
Wednesday, March 17, 200437AFirst mateA. J. Santora
Friday, February 13, 200441DTime beforeManny Nosowsky
Monday, February 02, 200445ANight beforeGregory E. Paul
Friday, January 23, 200436AOne raising CainSherry O. Blackard
Sunday, January 04, 200491D1965 #1 hit "___ of Destruction"Patrick Merrell
Sunday, December 28, 200359AFirst mate?Seth A. Abel
Wednesday, December 24, 200334DNight beforeSteve Jones
Thursday, November 27, 200321APlaywright Ensler of "The Vagina Monologues"Joe DiPietro
Sunday, October 12, 200377DTime beforeDavid J. Kahn
Sunday, July 27, 200374A12/24, e.g.Michael Grudzielanek
Sunday, July 13, 200389DFirst mate?Randolph Ross
Wednesday, July 09, 200338DLast moment to preparePatrick Merrell
Thursday, May 08, 200322D"Who's That Girl" rapperElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, February 27, 200357ASecond personElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, December 23, 20026DPreceding dayDavid Bunker
Wednesday, December 04, 200217AEden exileRichard Hughes
Sunday, December 01, 200228DStart of something bigDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, July 31, 200258DForbidden fruit partakerJerry E. Rosman
Wednesday, July 17, 200235DAdam's apple pickerPeter Gordon
Sunday, July 07, 200294AFirst mate?Lloyd E. Pollet
Wednesday, April 03, 200212DEarly evicteeFred Piscop
Monday, February 25, 200216AHoliday precederChristina Houlihan
Tuesday, January 08, 200229DA 1950 film was "all about" herJanet R. Bender
Monday, November 19, 200143AEden womanPeter Gordon
Wednesday, November 14, 200112DFirst mate?Frank A. Longo
Sunday, November 11, 20016DStart of a race?Joe DiPietro
Thursday, October 25, 20016DPlanning timeJohn Scott Marrone
Thursday, October 04, 200138DTime beforeDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, October 03, 200125D"The Lady ___" (Henry Fonda film)David Bunker
Monday, September 10, 200147DApple eaterNancy Salomon and Karen Riekert
Thursday, August 16, 200162DMember of the first familyJoe DiPietro
Saturday, August 04, 200115ACain raiserRandolph Ross
Friday, July 20, 200142ATime beforeJim Page
Saturday, June 09, 200111DChronological thresholdRich Norris
Thursday, April 19, 200131ANervous time, maybeManny Nosowsky
Sunday, March 25, 2001126ATime to prepareTrip Payne
Tuesday, March 20, 200112DFirst ladyPeter Abide
Sunday, February 18, 200133DTime of nervousness, perhapsDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, September 20, 200026DChristmas ___Edgar R. Fontaine
Saturday, September 16, 20004DSt. Agnes's ___Robert H. Wolfe
Friday, September 15, 200044DEarly evicteeBrendan Emmett Quigley
Thursday, August 31, 200027DTime to look aheadGene Newman
Saturday, July 29, 200029DThresholdRich Norris
Wednesday, July 05, 200058DThresholdAlan Arbesfeld
Tuesday, May 23, 200070AEden evicteeMonica Krausse
Tuesday, February 29, 200058ANight beforePeter Gordon
Sunday, February 27, 2000112ATime beforeHarvey Estes
Sunday, February 13, 200017DShe raised CainBill Zais
Tuesday, February 01, 200016AOriginal sinnerA. J. Santora
Thursday, December 23, 199962AGenesis evicteeJoe DiPietro
Saturday, October 30, 199951AParty timeRich Norris
Thursday, October 21, 199938AJoanne Woodward Oscar-winning roleManny Nosowsky
Monday, October 18, 199937ANew Year's ___Nancy Salomon and Karen Riekert
Wednesday, October 06, 199927DAdam's madamFred Piscop
Saturday, August 28, 199963A9-Down residentFrank Longo
Tuesday, July 13, 199944AGift-wrapping time, for someBrendan Emmett Quigley
Tuesday, May 18, 199926DSecond personCynthia Joy Higgins
Wednesday, April 28, 199964AApple eater of noteNancy Salomon
Tuesday, March 09, 199944ATime of anticipationHarvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Monday, February 15, 199920ANew Year's ___Randall J. Hartman
Tuesday, February 09, 199963DNight beforeJanet R. Bender
Saturday, February 06, 19996DGarden party?Bob Klahn and Martin Ashwood-Smith
Sunday, January 03, 199956DJoanne Woodward Oscar-winning roleRandolph Ross
Wednesday, December 16, 199841DFirst ladyNancy Salomon
Tuesday, December 15, 199860AAdam's madamPatrick Jordan
Saturday, December 05, 199850AGloamingDaniel R. Stark
Wednesday, December 02, 199843DSnake charmeeNancy Salomon
Thursday, November 05, 199820ABig nightNancy Salomon
Sunday, October 18, 1998119DTime beforeDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, September 09, 199813DAdam's rib, so to speakRichard Hughes
Tuesday, July 21, 199821DWoman in a gardenHugh Davis
Thursday, June 25, 199839ANight of celebrationStanley B. Whitten
Monday, June 22, 199863DApple pickerShannon Burns
Sunday, May 31, 19984DBrinkCathy Millhauser
Friday, April 10, 19985DApple pickerManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, February 04, 199818AGenesis nameFred Piscop
Tuesday, February 03, 199852AFirst ladyNancy Salomon
Saturday, January 03, 199847APlumb of "The Brady Bunch"Rich Norris
Saturday, December 06, 199720APlanning timeDavid J. Kahn
Sunday, November 09, 1997108DEarly evicteeRich Norris
Wednesday, October 29, 199742APlanning timeKelly Clark
Saturday, October 11, 199720ACain raiserFred Piscop
Tuesday, September 30, 199756DAdam's mateNancy Schuster
Wednesday, September 17, 199739ASerpent's mark?Karen Hodge
Sunday, September 14, 199797ATime to look aheadFrank Longo
Thursday, June 26, 199740AFirst mate?Martin Ashwood-Smith
Saturday, June 21, 199747ATime in the classifiedsGerald R. Ferguson
Sunday, June 01, 1997101AMidsummer ___ (June 23)Randolph Ross
Wednesday, May 28, 19979DFirst ladyEd Early
Sunday, May 25, 1997112DFigurative brinkCathy Millhauser
Sunday, May 18, 1997109ASt. Agnes's ___ (January 20)Frances Hansen
Friday, May 02, 199718AEnd of the year, e.g.Matthew L. Jones
Wednesday, March 26, 199725AOriginal sinnerRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, March 25, 199713D"The Three Faces of ___"Brendan Emmett Quigley
Tuesday, March 18, 199716AMorn's oppositeJohn R. Conrad
Saturday, February 22, 19978DChristmas ___A. J. Santora
Tuesday, February 04, 199714AMatriarch of all matriarchsG. R. Ferguson
Friday, December 20, 199658ARole in Haydn's "The Creation"M. Ashwood-Smith
Thursday, December 12, 199642DChristmas ___J. R. Conrad
Saturday, October 19, 199653ABrinkG. Petgrave
Thursday, August 29, 199655D"The mother of all living"R. Ross
Tuesday, August 20, 199656AFirst ladyS. Spadaccini
Saturday, March 23, 199643D"___of Destruction" (1965 hit)R. Norris
Wednesday, February 28, 199611DImpending timeF.A. Longo
Tuesday, December 12, 199536DMom's oppositeGregory E. Paul
Saturday, November 11, 19959DPreceding periodNancy Nicholson Joline
Wednesday, October 04, 199516AAdam's madamWayne Robert Williams
Tuesday, September 26, 199544DChristmas ____Bob Klahn & Raymond Hamel
Monday, September 04, 199526DGenesis ladyRichard Thomas
Sunday, September 03, 1995119APalindromic ladyErnie Furtado
Friday, June 09, 19955DSecond personA.J. Santora
Friday, March 10, 199556DFrench writer CurieFrank A. Longo
Monday, March 06, 199560DMate of 5 DownRandall J. Hartman
Monday, January 23, 199518ALady of EdenSidney L. Robbins
Sunday, November 13, 199476ALady in a gardenFrank A. Longo
Thursday, November 10, 199427DFirst ladyAlfio Micci
Thursday, November 03, 199444AKeats's "The _____ of St. Agnes"Cathy Millhauser
Monday, September 05, 199457DNight beforeJulian Ochrymowych & Amy Goldstein
Friday, August 26, 199448AAntecedent periodTimothy S. Lewis
Monday, June 27, 199458AFirst ladyWayne Robert Williams
Thursday, June 09, 199460DTime beforeCharles B. Waffell
Sunday, May 22, 199432DKeat's "The _____ of St. Agnes"Randolph Ross
Monday, May 16, 199463DThe day beforeEd Pegg Jr.
Friday, May 13, 199446DFirst ladyRandolph Ross
Saturday, April 16, 19948DPenultimate dayRand H. Burns
Wednesday, April 13, 19942DAdam's apple?Jim Page
Sunday, March 20, 19948D"_____ of Destruction" (1965 hit)Joel Davajan
Friday, March 04, 199438ABefore timeBetty Jorgensen
Saturday, February 26, 199447AFirst offender?Bob Klahn
Friday, February 18, 199437AShe raised CainManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, February 16, 199442DTurgenev's "On the _____"John Greenman
Wednesday, February 02, 199461DOscar-winning Joanne Woodward roleRobert Katz
Saturday, January 01, 199431DPalindromic ladyManny Nosowsky
Thursday, December 02, 199344AMorn's oppositeRichard Silvestri